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UK Civil Aviation Regulations

These are published by the CAA on our UK Regulations pages. EU Regulations and EASA Access Guides published by EASA no longer apply in the UK. Our website and publications are being reviewed to update all references. Any references to EU law and EASA Access guides should be disregarded and where applicable the equivalent UK versions referred to instead.



Commercial Air Transport

Any UK established individual, organisation or Company that wishes to operate an aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transport must, by law, first obtain an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and Operating Licence from the Civil Aviation Authority.

An Operating Licence and AOC allows the holder to charge to fly passengers and / or cargo on their aircraft, whether this is a jet airliner operating on a trans-continental scheduled service or a helicopter flying passengers to oil platforms in the North Sea.

How to apply

A list of the holders of such licences can be found below.

Download lists of AOC holders

An AOC will be granted only to operators that demonstrate conformity to all set requirements.

Changing your details

If you are an aeroplane or helicopter AOC holder, you can change the website or email address given as your contact details in the above list by emailing apply@caa.co.uk.

Type A and Type B operating licences holders

List of type A and B operating licence holders

Third Country Air Carriers

Any foreign (third country) established individual, organisation or Company that wishes to operate an aircraft for the purpose of commercial air transport must, by law, first obtain a Civil Aviation Authority Foreign Carrier Permit.